The highly anticipated matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics tonight, Saturday, March 8, carries significant implications for both teams. T

The defending NBA champions, Boston Celtics are all set to host the Los Angeles Lakers at the TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.

As we head down the homestretch of the NBA season, Lakers-Celtics is once again one of the league's marquee matchups.

Brown’s message didn’t come across as a challenge. It sounded more like encouragement, the words of a caring teammate looking to empower one of his brothers.

Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday are both listed as questionable against the Cavs, and it will be interesting to see if they can play in this primetime game. Holiday played in the Celtics' previous game against the Pistons but didn't shoot the ball well, finishing with four points and shooting 0-for-5 from three.

The Boston Celtics are set to begin their two-game Eastern Conference road trip in Canada, facing the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

It looks like the Boston Celtics will be shorthanded when they welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to TD Garden on Wednesday night, with six players listed on the team's injury report.

However, the Celtics were once again without Jrue Holiday, who missed his second straight game due to a mallet finger injury. Holiday had been questionable to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, then was listed doubtful to play against Denver.